Assistant Head Chef

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a passionate and talented chef supervisor to produce traditional, home-made food in a large production kitchen. The kitchen produces meals for patients and staff.

The vast majority of our food is produced freshly in house.Applicants will have previous experience of working in a busy kitchen, must be motivated and committed to providing a high quality service and be an outgoing, hardworking, enthusiastic individual that is able to work as part of a team or on their own initiative.

Main duties of the job

Understanding statutory requirements on food hygiene, allergens, storage and temperature control and an excellent knowledge of food hygiene and food preparation are essential.

The ability to lead a team cook to the highest standards and provide be a role model are prerequisites for this position.

If you have a passion for great food and service we want to hear from you.

Basic numeracy and literacy skills are also required.Hours of work will be 37.5 per week working 5 days out of 7 on a rota basis Monday to Sunday between the hours of 6.00am and 8.00pm and will also include Bank Holidays.

About us

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you:

Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
NHS pension scheme membership
Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
NHS Staff discounts
Cycle to work scheme
Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice

Date posted

07 June 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

362-A-23-5351002

Job locations

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

Stockport

SK2 7JE

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Working as part of the food production team in a variety of roles within the department providing a first class service for patients and staff within the trust which include the production of special diets.

To be actively involved in the development of both staff and patient food services.

Following trust and departmental guidelines and protocol.

Displaying leadership and a flexible positive attitude ensuring the department is run as efficiently as possible.

Maintaining a safe clean working environment .Reporting any concerns to the management team.

To develop an understanding of any food management systems within the department.

Attending any training as directed by the management team and provide training to other staff groups.

Following standard recipes and striving to reduce waste to a minimum. Provide training and support for other members of the department when necessary.

Completion of all HAACCP paperwork as required within the department ensuring all paperwork is correctly signed and dated.

To be involved in the training of staff where appropriate and the population of rotas.

Dealing with telephone enquiries, recording messages and referring calls within the department as appropriate.

To assist with the recruitment of new staff including interviewing.

To assist the management team in the management of staff sickness including return to work interviews.

To carry out appraisals of staff where appropriate.

Using the uniforms provided and meeting the required standards of dress including the displaying of name badge

Communications

Verbal and written with peers and kitchen team involving food production monitoring and logging of temperatures, waste as per daily shift requirements.

Responsibility for Patient Care

Incidental contact during normal duties

Planning and organising

Work is mainly routine but includes organising own workload and workload of others.

Responsibilities for Physical and / or Financial Resources

Generally responsible for the safe handling of Trust equipment and utensils.

May involve cash handling.

Responsibility for Policy and Service Development and Implementation

Follows Trust and departmental policies and procedures

Responsibilities for Human Resources and Leadership

Responsibilities for Teaching and Training

Working by example and being able to show new employees their duties.

Responsibilities for data and information resources

Daily requirement to record temperatures of food or refrigeration temperatures and of production figures.

Research, Development and Audit

To feedback to the management team any information that may improve the service and run helps us run more efficiently

Physical Skills and Effort

There is a requirement to be stood for long periods and moderate physical effort for long periods of the shift. There will be a need to be involved with accepting and the storing of goods into and out of the department.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.